Lexington rallies to get past Peoria Heights

Wednesday

Nov 14, 2012 at 1:40 AMNov 14, 2012 at 1:41 AM

Lexington tourney and Dwight at Fisher tourney

A 24-point outburst in the final quarter lifted host Lexington to a 39-25 victory over Peoria Heights on opening night of the 10th annual Lexington Classic Tuesday. Heights had overcome deficits after each of the first two periods to take an 18-15 lead heading into the fourth quarter of the girls’ basketball contest. The Minutemen then found their range. Gabby Freed scored all of her points in the final frame and combined with Tessa Walcott for 15 points in the stanza as LHS outscored the Patriots 24-7. Freed had 8 points and 12 rebounds and Walcott finished with 8 points to lead a balanced Lexington (1-0) offense. Erica Davis added 7 points and 10 boards. Kelly Carmack had 6 points and 5 assists and Brittany Convery threw in 4 points. Amber Phillips scored 12 points for Peoria Heights.Ridgeview 50, GSW 29 Ridgeview’s first game in the Classic was triumphant as the Mustangs bucked Gardner-South Wilmington 50-29. Paige Jones had 18 points for Ridgeview (1-0). Jenna Ayers added 9 points and Rachelle Weber checked in with 8. Ridgeview held a slim 13-11 edge after one quarter but outscored the Panthers 19-2 in the second for a 31-13 halftime advantage. Chelsea Schultz had 9 points for GSW.R-B 42, Dee-Mack 25 Roanoke-Benson started each have strong in overpowering Dee-Mack 42-25. The Rockets led 11-2 after the first quarter and outscored the Chiefs 15-8 in the third to take a 34-18 lead. Olivia Rossman and Hailey Cross had 8 points apiece for Roanoke-Benson. Beth Mickna and Kenzie Rhodes had 5 points apiece for Dee-Mack.GCMS-Fisher Tip-Off FISHER — It was a tough night for Dwight against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at the GCMS-Fisher Tip-Off Tuesday. The Trojans were run over by the Panthers 76-35. PBL got hot in the second period with a 23-9 surge to take control. Alyson Wiemken had 12 points and 7 rebounds for the Trojans (0-2). Alyssa Brownlee added 9 points while Savannah Schuler had 6.